As we head into the Independence Day weekend, it's a good time to look back on American history.
For example, we all know that Christopher Columbus discovered America. No, wait, Leif Erikson did.
Abe Lincoln once walk 3 miles to return a library book.
George Washington had wooden teeth.
Are these things true, or are they Legends and myths?

As we head into the Independence Day weekend, it's a good time to look back on American history. For example, we all know that Christopher Columbus discovered America. No, wait, Leif Erikson did. Abe Lincoln once walk 3 miles to return a library book. George Washington had wooden teeth. Are these things true, or are they Legends and myths?

As we head into the Independence Day weekend, it's a good time to look back on American history.
For example, we all know that Christopher Columbus discovered America. No, wait, Leif Erikson did.
Abe Lincoln once walk 3 miles to return a library book.
George Washington had wooden teeth.
Are these things true, or are they Legends and myths?&nbsp;

Richard Shenkman

Now I’ve Heard Everything brings you conversations about the turning points that shape extraordinary lives. Hosted by veteran interviewer Bill Thompson, the show features memoirists, biographers, artists, survivors, and cultural figures sharing the moments when everything changed, for themselves or for the people they’ve studied. With more than 30 years of intimate interviews behind him, Bill guides guests into the stories behind their stories: the choices, shocks, breakthroughs, and revelations that define a life.

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